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Dividends | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Disclosure Cash Dividends [Abstract] |
Dividends | Dividends All dividends of the Company are made on a discretionary basis as determined by the Board. The Company declares and pays the dividends on its common shares in U.S. dollars. Dividends declared were as follows:
| 2021 |  | 2020
| Dividend |  | Dividend per share |  | Dividend |  | Dividend per share
Common shares | $ | 423,023 |  |  | $ | 0.6669 |  |  | $ | 344,382 |  |  | $ | 0.6063 |
Preferred shares, Series A | C$ | 6,194 |  |  | C$ | 1.2905 |  |  | C$ | 6,194 |  |  | C$ | 1.2905 |
Preferred shares, Series D | C$ | 5,091 |  |  | C$ | 1.2728 |  |  | C$ | 5,091 |  |  | C$ | 1.2728 |

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